Wednesday, September 21, 2011


SHELF DUSTINGS

…in which we review notable tomes of interest in The Krieble Library stacks.



HOWARD PYLE

Introduction by Rowland Elzea

Peacock Press/Bantam Books, 1975

Shelf # 759.13 P996e+



AAARRRRR…This be *Py-rate Day*, est. 1811 by one SenYAR, Van Franklin. Here on HMS Krieble we have recently shanghaied, er… ‘recruited’ a trio of student deckhands inc. The Terror the CT Coast, Texas Anne, who holds the book above for yer perusals…. Pyle not only exhibited great draftsmanship in *pyrateTUDE* but also was the founder of The Brandywine School (which inc. N.C. Wyeth etc.), hence being the veritable cornerstone of The Golden Age of Illustration here in the colonies. When ye sign on for a tour of duty here at The Academy, Old Skool *is* cool skool, me hearties-- AAARRRRR…



Cataloggin’ in the riggin’,

Library Joe

1 comment:

JShea@Krieble said...

Library Joe adds:
...and here be a link to some Pyle pyratetude!
>http://goldenagecomicbookstories.blogspot.com/2011/09/howard-pyle-book-of-pirates-harper.html